RIGHT OFF

Definition: RIGHT OFF

RIGHT OFF

1. At once; straightway; without delay. [Colloq. U.S.] ``We will . . . shut ourselves up in the office and do the work right off.'' --D. Webster.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Crosswords: RIGHT OFF

Right Off! (Better Off Dead; writing credit: Savage Steve Holland.)

If there had been, I assure you, I would have slapped your bottom goodbye and rode right off into the sunset (Filthy Rich; writing credit: Barry E. Blitzer; Linda Bloodworth-Thomason)

If you've never seen the show before, what's going to happen is these four performers are going to come out here and make everything up for you, right off the top of their heads (Whose Line Is It Anyway?; writing credit: Dan Patterson; Mark Leveson)

That takes the pressure right off. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer)

You might as well know it right off. Lassie won't be meeting you at school (Lassie Come Home; writing credit: Eric Knight; Hugo Butler)

The glitter rubs right off, and you're nowhere ("On Broadway"; performing artist: The Drifters)

You're trailer trash when you lit a match in the bathroom, and your house exploded right off its wheels. (references; author: unknown)

Right Off the Bat (1958)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Gonna get the whole crop picked right off.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expression using "RIGHT OFF": right off the bat. Additional references.

Finnish

ilman muuta (offhand, straightway, without any more ado). (various references)

German

sofort (at once, directly, forthwith, immediate, immediately, immediatly, in a jiffy, instant, instantaneous, instantaneously, instantly, just, outright, promptly, pronto, right away, right now, straight away), schnurstracks (directly, straightway), auf anhieb. (various references)

Hebrew 

מי×" (at once, directly, forthwith, immediately, instantly, momentarily, right away, shortly, soon, straight, straight away, upon). (various references)

Hungarian

rögtön (anon, eftsoons, immediately, in no time, instantly, off hand, pronto, right on end, straight away, suddenly, to supervene), tüstént (anon, at once, eftsoons, forthright, instantly, on the instant, right away), máris (right away), azonnal (anon, at once, at sight, forthwith, here and now, immediately, in no time, instantly, like smoke, now, on the spot, out of hand, outright, presently, promptly, pronto, right, right away, straight away, straight off, straightaway, therewith, to deal with an emergency). (various references)

Pig Latin

ightray offay.(various references)

Portuguese

imediatamente (at once, direct, directly, familiarly, forthright, forthwith, immediately, incontinently, instantly, just, now, offhand, point-blank, promptly, right, right away, straight, straightway). (various references)

Spanish

inmediatamente (at once, forthwith, immediately, just, next, promptly, right away, right now, right off the bat, straight away, straightway). (various references)

Turkish

hemen (anon, as soon as, at a word, at no time, at once, bang off, directly, forthwith, immediate, immediately, in a jiffy, in a snap, in an instant, in no time, in short order, in two ticks, incontinently, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, on the instant, on the spot, out of hand, outright, presently, prompt, pronto, right away, right of the bat, slick, soon, straight away, straight off, straightaway, then and there), derhal (anon, at a word, at once, bang off, forthwith, immediate, immediately, in a jiffy, in an instant, in no time, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, out of hand, pronto, right away, right of the bat, therewith). (various references)

Ukrainian

негайно (amain, anon, at once, at short notice, belive, by and by, chop-chop, forthwith, immediately, in an instant, in one's track, instantly, like a shot, on the spot, outright, promptly, right away). (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: fright, righto.

-3 letters: fifth, fight, firth, forth, frith, froth, girth, griff, grift, griot, grith, right, trigo.

-4 letters: fort, frig, frit, frog, gift, giro, girt, grit, grot, riff, rift, riot, roti, thio, thir, thro, tiff, tiro, toff, tori, trig, trio.

-5 letters: fig, fir, fit, fog, foh, for, fro, ghi, git, gor, got, hit, hog, hot.

+4 letters: foresightful.